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V.Balasubramani
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The illegal 'Make in India': What makes Munger a favourite destination of criminals
Munger/Patna/New Delhi In Munger, a district deep inside the badlands of southern Bihar, a manufacturing revolution is in full swing. It’s ‘Make in India’ alright, but not the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi would like it. Over the last decade, this district on the banks of the Ganga has built a formidable reputation as hub of illegal gun-making, marking a clear shift of the business in firearms from urban to rural pockets.
From country-made pistols – kattas, a favourite among criminals of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar – to revolvers, the backward villages produce everything on demand. With expertise and talent in gun-making available they have graduated, if sources close to the ground are to be believed, to making AK-47s too. What the guns lack in aesthetics, they make up in efficiency. And the buyers are not complaining. Such is the demand that these illegal ‘Made in Munger’ firearms are even ordered by Maoists and arms peddlers in neighbouring Nepal and Bangladesh. The connectivity between Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand provides safe transit for the consignments.
Firstpost travelled to the ‘Wasseypurs’ of Bihar and spoke to many manufacturers. Here’s what they say:
Read more at: The illegal 'Make in India': What makes Munger a favourite destination of criminals - Firstpost
Munger/Patna/New Delhi In Munger, a district deep inside the badlands of southern Bihar, a manufacturing revolution is in full swing. It’s ‘Make in India’ alright, but not the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi would like it. Over the last decade, this district on the banks of the Ganga has built a formidable reputation as hub of illegal gun-making, marking a clear shift of the business in firearms from urban to rural pockets.
From country-made pistols – kattas, a favourite among criminals of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar – to revolvers, the backward villages produce everything on demand. With expertise and talent in gun-making available they have graduated, if sources close to the ground are to be believed, to making AK-47s too. What the guns lack in aesthetics, they make up in efficiency. And the buyers are not complaining. Such is the demand that these illegal ‘Made in Munger’ firearms are even ordered by Maoists and arms peddlers in neighbouring Nepal and Bangladesh. The connectivity between Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand provides safe transit for the consignments.
Firstpost travelled to the ‘Wasseypurs’ of Bihar and spoke to many manufacturers. Here’s what they say:
Read more at: The illegal 'Make in India': What makes Munger a favourite destination of criminals - Firstpost
